The 15,000 Club: Sportstar book celebrates Tendulkar and Kohli

Only two batters have crossed the 15,000-run mark in ODI cricket: Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Separated by generations but united by an extraordinary appetite for runs, the two greats are the subject of The 15,000 Club: Two Generations, One Summit, a special publication launched by Sportstar on Friday. The book was formally launched by K.M. Mammen, Chairman and Managing Director of MRF Ltd., and Rahul Mammen Mappillai, Managing Director of MRF Ltd., in the presence of N.

Murali, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited (THGPPL), and N. Ram, Director of The Hindu Group. Also present were Ramesh Rangaranjan, Director, Kasturi & Sons Limited, and K. Venugopal, KSL Director.

The association between MRF and the two legends has its own place in cricketing history. Tendulkar’s iconic ‘Desert Storm’ knocks in Sharjah in 1998, when he struck 143 and 134 against Australia, remain among the enduring images of his MRF years.